Liberty County, Montana
8 public bodies govern here, 4 school districts are based here, and USDA lists 0 farmers markets. Everything below says where it came from.
In four numbers
- People
- 1,952
- Median household income
- $57,857
- ±11,761
- Unemployed
- 0.6%
- 5 of 832 in the labour force
- Homes with broadband
- 74.6%
- 540 of 724 households
U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates 2020-2024; read 2026-09-26. Percentages worked out here from the two counts shown.
Who governs here
County government 1
| Name | People | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| County of Liberty | 1,946 (2021) | 111 1st St E, Chester | Website |
Cities, towns and villages 1
| Name | People | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| Town of Chester | 840 (2021) | Po Box 644, Chester | Website |
Special districts 6
| Name | What it does | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| Liberty County Cemetery District | Cemeteries | Po Box 459, Chester | — |
| Joplin Fire District | Local fire protection | 2 5th St E, Joplin | — |
| West Liberty County Rural Fire District | Local fire protection | Po Box 459, Chester | — |
| Mount Royal Television District (liberty County) | Miscellaneous commercial activities | Po Box 565, Chester | — |
| Liberty County Conservation District | Soil and water conservation | Po Box 669, Chester | — |
| South Chester County Water District | Water supply utility | Po Box 461, Chester | — |
U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Government Units List (published August 2023); the file read 2026-09-26. Offices are placed by county; a special district’s territory can cross county lines. Each body posts its own meetings on its website where the Census records one.
School districts based here
Chester-Joplin-Inverness El
School district4 schools
School and Main, Chester, MT, 59522
Its website — where its board posts meetings. Federal record.
Chester-Joplin-Inverness HS
School district1 schools
School and Main, Chester, MT, 59522
Its website — where its board posts meetings. Federal record.
Liberty
Supervisory union0 schools
No Address, Chester, MT, 59522
Its website — where its board posts meetings. Federal record.
Liberty Elem
School district1 schools
333 2100 Rd S, Galata, MT, 59444
National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data 2024-25; read 2026-09-26.
Farmers markets
USDA’s directory lists no farmers market in this county. That is not the same as there being none: a market that never registered with USDA, and was not found by its 2023 web sweep, is not in the directory.
In the counties that border this one
Missouri River Landing Farmers' Market (Fort Benton)
Havre Hi-Line Farmers Market (510 Second Street 510 Second Street Havre)
Which counties border which: U.S. Census Bureau, County Adjacency File (2024), the file read 2026-09-26. Bordering is not distance — counties that touch at one corner border each other.
USDA National Farmers Market Directory; read 2026-09-26.